“I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.” Rita Rudner

“I’ve seen a look in dogs’ eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.” —John Steinbeck (author, The Grapes of Wrath)

“There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.” ~Ben Williams

“One reason a dog can be such a comfort when you’re feeling blue is that he doesn’t try to find out why.” ~Author Unknown

“My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am.” ~Author Unknown

“Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, and all the Virtues of Man, without his Vices. This Praise, which would be unmeaning Flattery if inscribed over human ashes, is but a just tribute to the Memory of Boatswain, a Dog.” ~George Gordon, Lord Byron, “Inscription on the Monument of a Newfoundland Dog”

“I wonder what goes through his mind when he sees us peeing in his water bowl.” ~Penny Ward Moser

If you can look at a dog and not feel vicarious excitement and affection, you must be a cat. ~Carrie Latet

“I like a bit of mongrel myself, whether it’s a man or a dog; they’re the best for everyday.” ~George Bernard Shaw